Redskins studs and duds from Week 15 loss to Philadelphia
By Ian Cummings
Dud No. 3 – Second-half Steven Sims Jr.
Steven Sims Jr. is an undrafted rookie. Steven Sims Jr. has shown explosiveness beyond his testing numbers, and as much as it hurts me to say it, as a member of the #TreyQuinnSzn fan club, Sims deserves the starting job in the slot over Quinn. He’s done more with less opportunities.
That said, just as these things can be true, so can this: Sims left a lot of yards on the table on Sunday, even after he caught five passes for 45 yards and a first-half score. Sims showed both his potential and his room for improvement in this game. Such is the life of an NFL rookie.
In the first half, Sims had an excellent toe-tap touchdown, hauling in a pass from Haskins in the back of the end zone to give the Redskins a lead. His route running was awe-inducing all day; the rookie doesn’t have trouble getting open. But toward the end of the day, Haskins went his way numerous times, and Sims’ game was plagued with drops, one of which cost the Redskins a potential game-changing touchdown.
Sims’ failures cost the team on Sunday, but that should in no way be a long-term indictment on the Kansas product. In tandem with Terry McLaurin and Kelvin Harmon, Sims completes a very intriguing and exciting rookie trio, and over the next two weeks, he’ll be able to bounce back from his late-game struggles, and end 2019 on a high note.